by shades_smiley » Fri Jun 20, 2014 9:29 pm
Hey everyone, just had an Ah-ha moment.
There has been a lot of talk about the "Disney Originals" starter set that was found on retailers databases and such. The theory was that there would be a companion starter set for 2.0 with non-Marvel characters like Donald, Stitch, Maleficent, etc.
Well, I don't want to burst anyone's balloon, but I was just looking at the official Disney Infinity webpage (infinity.disney.com) and noticed they have broken up the playset, character, and power disc listings into "Marvel Super-Heroes" and "Disney Originals". But "Disney Originals" is nothing more than the 1.0 stuff.
So, it appears they are simply RE-BRANDING 1.0 as "Disney Originals". And it's very possible that what we have seen listed with retailers is nothing more than a re-release of the 1.0 starter set.
Just a theory, but it also makes sense. I never quite got behind the idea of their being a second starter set for 2.0. It just seems contradictory to what they're trying to accomplish with branding each new installment. And it's confusing for the average consumer.
That said, I still have faith there will be 2-3 Disney playsets in 2.0, we're just not going to hear about them until the end of the year.